Quote of the week has NASCAR shaking in its boots

Many of the grandstands were completely closed off Sunday. the estimated attendance was about 35,000 in a place that seats 300,000

"I don’t know about everyone else, but I came here to watch Dale race. If he’s not racing anymore, I’m not watching anymore."

— NASCAR fan Larryssa Mercer, on attending yesterday's Brickyard 400 solely to watch Dale Earnhardt Jr. race one last time.

2018 will likely see a 25% to 33% drop in NASCAR popularity.